Dear Poetry

You are as real to me as any other living thing
I can see.  Alive and indestructible
Words are one of very few things that cannot
be taken from us
Even if conditions are such
that those words must only live
inside our minds.

Even before the completion
of one work of art on paper,
you have already been born somewhere
in my psyche
Until it's time to knock on the door and
come out

You 
have always been with me
You are one reason I was born
to express you, share you
We, together, touch others
with honesty, beauty, smiles, tears,
even regret or angst
Whatever it is they need most 
at the time

Your rhyme so satisfies me
like nothing else. We are a team
To write is better than the best dream
It's the closest I am able to come to eternity
There is no time. Time does not exist when
we are composing. 
There is nothing else and 
nothing I want for 
when I'm with you

When I leave this limited space, 
we will float away together
a feather
for the future
Whatever it may be
Thank you, Poetry
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Alhemaidy Avatar
September 20, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Hello Cheryl :-) Congratulations on your placement in the contest!
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September 20, 2026 at 10:40 AM
You have described your love for poetry so perfectly here.. Congratulations on your placement in the contest..
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